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taken one's leave

taken one's leave is the past participle of take one's leave.

Meaning of take one's leave

Verb

take one's leave (third-person singular simple present takes one's leave, present participle taking one's leave, simple past took one's leave, past participle taken one's leave)

  1. (idiomatic) To depart.
    • And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while, and then took his leave of the brethren.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Acts 18:18
    Synonyms:
    take leave
  2. say goodbye

Questions about taken one's leave

What is taken one's leave the past participle of?
Taken one's leave is the past participle of take one's leave.

Words near taken one's leave in the dictionary

  1. taken one's eyes off the ball
  2. taken one's half out of the middle
  3. taken one's hat off to
  4. taken one's hook
  5. taken one's kit off
  6. taken one's leave
  7. taken one's life in one's hands
  8. taken one's medicine
  9. taken one's own hide to market
  10. taken one's pick
  11. taken one's place

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